@WSJ 2 years ago Iran’s oil exports have hit a five-year high in recent months as the country sells more to China and other countries on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld 2 years ago Two female journalists, Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, covered some of the first reports of the death of a young woman in police custody, which ignited nationwide protests against Iran’s clerical rulers. Now they are on trial. nyti.ms
@guardian 2 years ago The week in audio: Iran’s Hit Squads; Pod Save the UK; Frontlines of Journalism and more theguardian.com
@WSJ 2 years ago Iran’s naval forces seized an oil tanker bound for Texas in the Gulf of Oman, a move that drew condemnation from the U.S. military. The tanker had departed Kuwait on Tuesday and was destined for Houston. on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld 2 years ago Five years ago, Prince Salman derided Iran’s supreme leader, saying he “makes Hitler look good.” This week in a stunning reversal, the Saudis not only re-established diplomatic relations with Iran but spoke gauzily of the two nations “sharing one fate.” nyti.ms
@WSJ 2 years ago From @WSJopinion: Hosting Iran’s top diplomat makes a mockery of the U.S. policy of "engagement," writes @MaryAnastasiaOG on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld 2 years ago Iran’s government did not say who was behind the drone attack, but some Telegram channels affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards pointed the finger at Israel. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 2 years ago Iran’s judiciary announced on Wednesday that a former deputy defense minister had been convicted and sentenced to death on charges of spying for Britain, where he had lived for a decade as a dual national. nyti.ms
@WSJ 2 years ago From @WSJopinion: Iran’s rulers are uncertain, fearful and increasingly incoherent in their public statements. They surely know that these demonstrations aim to foment revolution, not reform, write @ReuelMGerecht and Ray Takeyh. on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld 2 years ago The Biden administration said on Friday that Russia and Iran were strengthening their military ties into a “full-fledged defense partnership,” warning that their relationship posed a threat to Ukraine as well as Iran’s geographic neighbors. nyti.ms
@guardian 2 years ago ‘We walked in front of the police with no veil’ – voices from Iran’s women-led uprising theguardian.com
@WSJ 2 years ago U.S. men’s soccer coach Gregg Berhalter said the players and coaches had no advance knowledge of the since-deleted post that erased the emblem from Iran’s flag in a sign of solidarity with protesters on.wsj.com
@WSJ 2 years ago Review: "Inside the Iranian Uprising," the newest "Frontline" episode streaming on PBS, scrutinizes the power of cellphone technology in exposing the violence of Iran’s theocratic regime in its crackdown on the protests of 2022 on.wsj.com
@nytimesworld 2 years ago “The more they punish me, the more they take away from me, the more determined I become to fight until we achieve democracy and freedom and nothing less,” said Narges Mohammadi, Iran’s most prominent activist for human rights and women’s rights. nyti.ms
@WSJ 2 years ago After Iran’s Islamic revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini vowed to align with “neither East, nor West.” Now his successors are building alliances with China and Russia based on shared hostility to the U.S. on.wsj.com
@guardian 2 years ago Iran’s chief justice says unveiled women will be prosecuted ‘without mercy’ theguardian.com
@nytimesworld 2 years ago Five years ago, Prince Salman derided Iran’s supreme leader, saying he “makes Hitler look good.” This week in a stunning reversal, the Saudis not only re-established diplomatic relations with Iran but spoke gauzily of the two nations “sharing one fate.” nyti.ms
@guardian 2 years ago Iran’s supreme leader pardons ‘tens of thousands’ of prisoners theguardian.com
@guardian 2 years ago Alireza Akbari’s grim fate seen as signal from Iran’s hardliners theguardian.com
@nytimesworld 2 years ago Iran’s judiciary announced on Wednesday that a former deputy defense minister had been convicted and sentenced to death on charges of spying for Britain, where he had lived for a decade as a dual national. nyti.ms
@WSJ 2 years ago From @WSJopinion: A growing procession of mysterious ships traveling to Russia from Iran could be an indication of Iran’s support for the war effort—and a sign of Russia’s dwindling stocks, writes @elisabethbraw on.wsj.com
@guardian 2 years ago Sister of Iran’s supreme leader condemns protest crackdown theguardian.com
@nytimesworld 2 years ago Now the main question is what Team Melli, as Iran’s squad is known to fans around the world, will do with its next turn on the field: Please the government that sponsors it by keeping strictly to sports, or win the hearts of the opposition on the streets. nyti.ms
@guardian 2 years ago Iran’s Queiroz hits back in flag row by highlighting school shootings in USA theguardian.com
@nytimesworld 2 years ago Two female journalists, Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, covered some of the first reports of the death of a young woman in police custody, which ignited nationwide protests against Iran’s clerical rulers. Now they are on trial. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 2 years ago “The more they punish me, the more they take away from me, the more determined I become to fight until we achieve democracy and freedom and nothing less,” said Narges Mohammadi, Iran’s most prominent activist for human rights and women’s rights. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 2 years ago He led a double life. Alireza Akbari was a loyal senior adviser and former defense official. But a NYT investigation reveals details of his secret life – as a British spy, informing on Iran’s top nuclear and defense secrets until his arrest and execution. nyti.ms
@WSJ 2 years ago Iran’s move to reset diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia was a radical break from years of enmity, but it hasn’t been enough to prop up its struggling economy on.wsj.com
@guardian 2 years ago Last of Iran’s endangered Asiatic cheetah cubs in captivity dies theguardian.com
@WSJ 2 years ago The U.S. is considering new sanctions on Chinese surveillance companies over sales to Iran’s security forces, as Iranian authorities increasingly rely on the technology to crack down on protests on.wsj.com
@guardian 2 years ago UK set to brand Iran’s revolutionary guards as terrorists after Akbari execution theguardian.com
@nytimesworld 2 years ago The wife and daughter of the soccer star Ali Daei, one of the most prominent critics of Iran’s crackdown on protesters, were stopped from leaving Iran. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 2 years ago The Biden administration said on Friday that Russia and Iran were strengthening their military ties into a “full-fledged defense partnership,” warning that their relationship posed a threat to Ukraine as well as to Iran’s geographic neighbors. nyti.ms
@BBCWorld 2 years ago Identifying those killed in Iran’s protests bbc.in
@nytimesworld 2 years ago Now the main question is what Team Melli, as Iran’s squad is known to fans around the world, will do with its next turn on the field: Please the government that sponsors it by keeping strictly to sports, or win the hearts of the opposition on the streets. nyti.ms
@guardian 2 years ago Niece of Iran’s supreme leader calls on other countries to cut ties with regime theguardian.com
@nytimesworld 2 years ago Two female journalists, Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, covered some of the first reports of the death of a young woman in police custody, which ignited nationwide protests against Iran’s clerical rulers. Now they are on trial. nyti.ms
@guardian 2 years ago ‘You will be killed’: Iran’s female journalists speak out on brutal crackdown theguardian.com
@nytimesworld 2 years ago He led a double life. In Iran, Alireza Akbari was a loyal senior adviser and former defense official. But our investigation reveals his secret life — as a British spy, informing on Iran’s top nuclear and defense secrets until his arrest and execution. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 2 years ago If the recently announced détente between Iran and Saudi Arabia holds, it could be transformational for the region. The gains would also be significant for Iran’s government. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld 2 years ago Iran’s hijab law mandates that women and girls over 9 cover their hair. Many women still adhere to the rule in public, but videos of parks, cafes, restaurants and malls — places popular with younger women — show more of them uncovered. nyti.ms
@guardian 2 years ago Senate inquiry recommends designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation theguardian.com
@guardian 2 years ago UK looks clumsy and powerless in wake of Iran’s execution of Alireza Akbari theguardian.com
@nytimesworld 2 years ago The wife and daughter of the soccer star Ali Daei, one of the most prominent critics of Iran’s crackdown on protesters, were stopped from leaving Iran. nyti.ms
@guardian 2 years ago Australia imposes sanctions on Iran’s morality police and 13 Russians and Iranians theguardian.com
@guardian 2 years ago Iran’s moment of truth: what will it take for the people to topple the regime? theguardian.com
@guardian 2 years ago USA coach Gregg Berhalter quizzed on political situation by Iran’s media theguardian.com
@WSJ 2 years ago The U.S. men’s soccer team made a social media post that scrubbed the emblem of the Islamic Republic from Iran’s flag in a sign of support for protestors there ahead of the high-stakes World Cup match between the two countries on.wsj.com